Arvid Spångberg
Arvid Fredrik "Sparven" Spångberg (3 April 1890 – 11 May 1959) was a Swedish Olympic bronze-medallist diver and bandy player.[1] He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was born in Stockholm and died in New York City. He won the bronze medal in the 10 metre platform event.[2] As a diver, Spångberg represented SK Neptun.[2]
Spångberg at the 1908 Olympics | |||||||||
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| Born | 3 April 1890 Stockholm, Sweden | ||||||||
| Died | 11 May 1959 (aged 69) New York City, United States | ||||||||
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| Club | SK Neptun | ||||||||
Medal record
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Arvid Spångberg also played football and bandy, representing Skeppsholmens IF and Djurgårdens IF.[1] He played the 1908 Swedish bandy championship final with Djurgårdens IF Bandy against Östergötlands BF and was part winning Djurgården's first Swedish bandy championship.[3]
Honours
References
- "Arvid Spångberg - Sveriges Olympiska Kommitté".
- "Arvid Spångberg". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- "1907-1919 - Svenska Bandyförbundet". www.svenskbandy.se. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015.
External links
- Arvid Spångberg's profile at Sports Reference.com
- Arvid Spångberg at Olympedia
- Arvid Spångberg at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
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